Access to marine aquaculture platform
Combination of recirculating aquaculture and marine farming.
Technological and experimental research in marine aquaculture.
Versatile experimental setups for marine farming.
The experimental marine aquaculture platform is located in Parainen, directly adjacent to the sea, and enables a wide range of research setups related to marine farming. These include feeding trials, digestibility studies of fish feeds, research related to marine transfer, and studies on the behavior and welfare of farmed fish. The platform also supports technological and fish biology research in marine aquaculture, as well as environmental monitoring.
As a service, the platform offers a brackish water RAS system using Baltic Sea water for feeding trials and studies on fish adaptation to seawater. Separate circulation systems enable simultaneous testing at two different temperatures.
The service can be combined with experimental feed production and molecular biology laboratory services at Natural Resources Institute Finland’s Jokioinen site, as well as experimental net cage farming (4 pcs of 5×5×5 m and/or 16 pcs of 4×4×4 m net pens) at the Rymättylä research collaboration site.
The service includes research design, experiment implementation and measurements, and data production.
Sample collection
Measurements and assessments on fish, collection and preprocessing of biological samples as agreed.
Target groups
Researchers, research groups, research communities, research networks, research projects, research organizations, companies.
Access type
- Remote access.
- Minimum reservation duration: 1 week.
- System available: 12 tanks, 1–2 temperature settings.
Service usage restrictions
- Fish used in experiments must be vaccinated against the most common marine fish diseases.
- Biosecure working practices must be followed to prevent infectious fish diseases.
- Proper permits are required for regulated experiments, and the competence of assisting personnel must be ensured.
- Ownership of results generated during the experiment must be agreed upon in writing.
- Research must not cause long-term harm or reduce the usability of the research infrastructure after the study period.
Information to support the application
- Fish species used in the experiment (age, size, quantity, special requirements).
- Number and size of tanks required.
- Describe the environmental conditions required for your experiment as precisely as possible (water temperature, tank lighting conditions, feeding, etc.).
- Special equipment and measuring devices needed.
- Samples and data to be collected, and how the results will be managed after the experiment.
